Hosted by ASAHP’s Clinical Education Committee, this webinar will help ASAHP member faculty and administrators support student mental health before and during clinical placements. Learn to recognize signs of distress, integrate wellness strategies into pre-clinical preparation, and guide students in delivering compassionate care while managing their own well-being. The session also addresses common stressors such as supervisor dynamics, performance anxiety, and external responsibilities, and highlights available mental health resources.

Speakers:

• Tara Mansour OTD, MS-HPEd, OTR/L
  Assistant Professor and Academic Fieldwork Coordinator

  Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions

• Guillermo Montes, Ph.D.
  Professor in the Ed.D in Executive Leadership Program

  St. John Fisher University

• Moderator: Christopher O’Brien, Ph.D., LAT, ATC, FASAHP, FNAP
  Dean of Health Sciences
  King’s College
  Chair, ASAHP’s Clinical Education Committee

Full Speaker Bios

Tara Mansour OTD, MS-HPEd OTR/L, is an Assistant Professor and Academic Fieldwork Coordinator at the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions, where she leads initiatives focused on clinical education, curriculum innovation, and preparing practice-ready clinicians. Her work emphasizes strengthening academic–clinical partnerships and integrating data-informed and AI-enhanced approaches to improve student learning and clinical instructor development. Dr. Mansour has authored peer-reviewed publications and presented nationally on educational innovation and the use of generative AI in health professions education. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Health Professions Education, where her scholarship continues to focus on advancing clinical education, teaching innovation, and the use of generative AI across the health professions.

Guillermo Montes, Ph.D., is a professor in the Ed.D. in Executive Leadership program. He developed and teaches a doctoral-level course on AI and Leadership, and also teaches machine learning to undergraduate students. Dr. Montes has extensive expertise in quantitative research methods and program evaluation. His research, which often uses large national datasets, has been published in medical journals. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Rochester.

Moderator Bio

Christopher W. O'Brien, Ph.D., LAT, ATC, FASAHP, FNAP, has been the inaugural Dean of Health Sciences at King’s College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, since 2017. He collaborates with more than 33 faculty in 17 health sciences programs from the baccalaureate to the doctoral level across six disciplines, including the development of innovative programs in exercise science, nursing, nutrition, and occupational therapy, and the transition of the athletic training program to the master’s degree level. Dr. O’Brien is a Distinguished Public Policy Fellow of the National Academies of Practice (NAP) Athletic Training Academy and a Fellow of the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP). He is the Chair of ASAHP’s Clinical Education Committee, a peer reviewer for the Journal of Allied Health, and the liaison between the NATA and ASAHP.